Kalimba was turned over to Mexican authorities late Thursday night. He was then flown Friday morning to Chetumal, Quintana Roo, to face charges of raping a 17-year-old girl on Dec. 19.

"He is doing OK, he is very calm," said Aram de Alba, Kalimba's associate in El Paso. He said that Kalimba did not do anything illegal so Kalimba is not afraid.

Kalimba has denied the allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenager after he performed as a DJ in Chetumal, the capital city of the southern state of Quintana Roo.

A judge issued an arrest warrant for Kalimba on Wednesday.

Thursday afternoon, De Alba took Kalimba to the El Paso International Airport where he was going to travel from El Paso to Houston to meet with his attorneys and then take a flight to Mexico City.

"He is a man of faith. He has nothing to hide," De Alba said.

Before Kalimba's arrest, De Alba and the singer were writing songs for Kalimba's new album, which is expected to be released in English — a project that is now threatened by the scandal, De Alba said.

A manager from Sonic Ranch, a recording studio in Tornillo, also confirmed Friday that

Kalimba was in El Paso working on the production of a new album.

De Alba said he and Kalimba have known each other for about three years — time in which they have participated in musical events that promote justice and environment.

On Friday, De Alba described Kalimba as a man of integrity.

"He is a hard working man, a man who does what he does since he was a child and has no need to do those things that he is accused of," he said. De Alba said that while Kalimba was in El Paso, they focused on Kalimba's new album.

Kalimba also works with De Alba as the record producer of Ada, a local band formerly known as Ninos Heroes. De Alba is founder and member of Ada.

De Alba said the plan was to released the first single of Ada, a song call "Fe", or faith, in the next couple of months. He said the CD will have 13 songs.

On the legal front, the Texas lawyers for Kalimba are investigating his arrest in El Paso.